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Acts 13:22 (NIV) 22 After removing Saul, he made David their king. God testified concerning him: ‘I have found David, son of Jesse, a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do. One of the heroes of the Bible is David. He earned the title of a man after God’s own heart. This is because he had a deep desire to follow God’s will and do “everything” God wanted him to do. He was a man after God’s own heart. David had his ups and downs in life. He had victories

That is a tough one. How do we define a successful life? Each one of us has a different view of success. The question is how our success aligns with God’s idea of success. The world values wealth, strength, beauty, health, prestige, popularity, and few other things that don’t necessarily align with God’s view of success. We can get caught up with how the world measures success. We often define success; measured by our achievements, accomplishments, or talents. This often tra

We often put value on wealth, education, and reputation. A lot of times we put our self-esteem on how we look; what we have; or how popular we are. This is great for marketing things, but it doesn’t align with how God views things. In Proverbs 3:26 (ESV) for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being caught. When we put our confidence in God and seek Him for guidance in life, we will find many good things. Wisdom -- in Proverbs 3:35 The wise inherit h

Last year, Terri and I were camping in Steamboat Springs, Colorado and had just finished riding our bikes on a Mountain Bike Trail. We had just put our bikes on the truck and were getting ready to pull out of the parking area when a lady with a mask came running up to us waving her hands. My first thought was that the lady was wanting to sell us something, but I reluctantly rolled down the window. Boy was I wrong. Sometimes God puts us in a place to help someone and we think

Jesus instructs us to love one another. A great way to show fellow Christians God’s Love is for us to be encouragers. There have been times in our travels when we have been away from the daily news for a few days. When we get a chance to catch up with what is going on in our world it can be disappointing and a little depressing. However, there are many things going on in peoples’ lives that can cause people to fret. Health, loneliness, conflict, loss of a loved one, employm

1 Peter 4:10 10 Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. Your talents, resources, and opportunities are all gifts of God. Do we use the talents God have given us in the world we live in? We study all kind of God’s lessons on practical ways to use our talents in the world we live in. Do we take what we learn in church outside of the walls of the church? It would be a shame if all the great

2 Corinthians 4:8 We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair As we travel the roads of life, they can be rough roads. These rough roads can lead us to become discouraged. We live in a society where expectations can be high and demands even higher. If we find ourselves facing difficult circumstances remember we serve a God that is on His Throne in heaven. If you are discouraged with the direction your life is going, turn your though

James 3:13 (NIV) 13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. There is a saying when you talk about something. Talking is the easy part, then following it up with action is when the hard part starts. That is basically saying if you “talk the talk, walk the walk”. As believers we must always give credence to the changes that Christ can make in those who walk with Him. God calls upon us to

翻译成中文是： “得救意味着什么？” 如果是在基督教语境中，这个问题通常指： “得救”：指人通过对耶稣基督的信仰，罪得到赦免，与上帝恢复关系，并获得永生。 因此整句话的意思是：“成为得救的人意味着什么？” 或 “得救的含义是什么？” 更完整一点的中文表达也可以是： “得救是什么意思？” “什么叫做得救？” 如果你愿意，我也可以解释一下基督教里“得救”通常包括哪些含义 《使徒行传》16:30–31（NIV）中文翻译 30 随后他领他们出来，说：“两位先生，我当怎样行才可以得救？” 31 他们回答说：“当信主耶稣，你和你一家都必得救。” 这正是腓立比的狱卒在意识到保罗和西拉没有在地震震开锁链后逃走时所问的问题。当时地震使他们的锁链松开，监狱也被震动。狱卒以为囚犯都逃跑了，准备自杀。按照当时的法律，如果狱卒让囚犯逃走，他就要被处死。 保罗大声呼喊告诉他，他们仍然都在。于是狱卒俯伏在保罗面前，问道：“两位先生，我当怎样行才可以得救？” 保罗的回答记载在**《使徒行传》16:31**： “当信主耶稣，你和你一家都必得救。” 那么，“得救”是什么意思呢？ 我

Что значит быть спасённым? Деяния 16:30–31 (NIV) — перевод на русский 30 Затем он вывел их и спросил: «Господа, что мне делать, чтобы спастись?»31 Они ответили: «Веруй в Господа Иисуса, и спасёшься — ты и весь твой дом». Это был вопрос, который задал филиппийский тюремщик, когда понял, что Павел и Сила не убежали из своей камеры после того, как землетрясение освободило их от уз. Тюремщик был готов покончить с собой, думая, что заключённые сбежали. Закон требовал, чтобы тюремщ

এর বাংলা অনুবাদ: “রক্ষা পাওয়া বলতে কী বোঝায়?”অথবা“পরিত্রাণ পাওয়া বলতে কী বোঝায়?” দুটোই সঠিক, তবে ধর্মীয় প্রসঙ্গে (বিশেষ করে খ্রিস্টধর্মে) সাধারণত “পরিত্রাণ পাওয়া বলতে কী বোঝায়?” বেশি ব্যবহার করা হয়। প্রেরিত ১৬:৩০–৩১ (NIV) — বাংলা অনুবাদ ৩০ তারপর তিনি তাদের বাইরে নিয়ে এসে জিজ্ঞাসা করলেন, “মহাশয়গণ, পরিত্রাণ পাওয়ার জন্য আমাকে কী করতে হবে?” ৩১ তারা উত্তর দিলেন, “প্রভু যীশুর ওপর বিশ্বাস কর, তাহলেই তুমি পরিত্রাণ পাবে—তুমি এবং তোমার গৃহের লোকেরা।” এটি ছিল ফিলিপ্পীর কারারক

James 2:8 (NLT) 8 Yes indeed, it is good when you obey the royal law as found in the Scriptures: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” The Golden Rule, “to treat others like you want to be treated”. A good philosophy to live by is to go out of your way to be kind to others. Being kind is a choice we make. We all could probably agree some days are easier than others to be friendly. On days when things are going great it is easy to be kind to others. Then there are those frustratin

Luke 9:23-24 (NIV) “23 Then he said to them all, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. 24 For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it.” Christ message was clear, for His disciples to follow Him, Christ’s disciples must deny themselves and instead trust Him completely. This hasn’t changed. To be a disciple we are to trust Him and follow Him. I enjoy watching the

Happiness is a good thing to pursue, but it can be elusive. So how do you find happiness? The Bible says that happiness and joy leads to an enriched life, and it is good for our health. Proverbs 17:22 (NIV) 22 A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. So where does the believer’s joy and happiness come from? In Galatians 5:22 & 23 it says that joy is a fruit of the Spirit. The Holy Spirit indwells each believer, and when we allow the Spirit t

Matthew 4:10 (KJV) For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve” Last year Terri and I visited the Missions located in San Antonio, Texas. These Missions are coming up on 300 years old. They were built by men who worshipped God and wanted to expand their religion into the frontiers of early Texas before it was Texas. While walking in the Missions, I wondered how my prayers differed from those of the first prayers in an early Texan chur

There is a lot of uncertainties in our world today. There are deep divisions within our nation, the Omicron variants are being discovered on a regular basis. There is death and destruction in wars around the globe. We live in turbulent times, and we can easily find ourselves worrying about what is happening. However, Jesus promises that we can live in peace and calmness. As Christians, when we fix our eyes and thoughts on Jesus, we can claim His perfect peace, and persevere.

Philippians 3:13-14 (NIV) “13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” When you can forgive those that have done things to you in the past you can look to the future with optimism and hope. Has anyone ever said anything that hurt your feelings? People can be

This morning, I received a text message from one of the Deacons I used to serve with. It was encouraging as he mentioned he was praying for me. It is always encouraging when you have a brother who is strong in his faith pray for you. If you want to lift someone up, then let them know you are praying for them. James 5:16 16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. He

In tough times my faith has seen me through. There have been times when fear had crept in, but faith helped me overcome the fear. There have been times when I started to doubt, but faith removed my doubt. There have been times of uncertainty, but my faith in God’s Sovereignty removed my uncertainty. Faith can be hard to put into words, it is one of those things that is best understood by experiencing it. My faith tells me God has forgiven me, it also tells me God loves me and

Have you ever been so busy that you became exhausted? There is nothing to be ashamed of in admitting that you need to rest. Even God’s greatest people needed to be restored. Elijah after killing 400 prophets of Baal, it looked like he could take on anything. But exhaustion caught up with Elijah. Extreme exhaustion can break us down and can lead to fear, anxiety and allow to become easily depressed. Elijah needed to be replenished and we are no different. Elijah needed sleep,